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August was successful month for Volkswagen Group: 6.8 percent increase in worldwide deliveries

August was successful month for Volkswagen Group: 6.8 percent increase in worldwide deliveries

Total of 875,300 vehicles handed over to customers

Europe was region with strongest growth – 21.0 percent rise

Group delivered 7,302,500 vehicles from January to August – 7.5 percent more than comparable period in 2017

Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales, expects deliveries in September and October to be lower as result of changeover to new WLTP test procedure

Kappler: “We are doing everything we can to catch up on delivery delays as fast as possible.”

August was a successful month for the Volkswagen Group: Group brands delivered a total of 875,300 vehicles to customers, a rise of 6.8 percent. Europe was the region with the strongest growth: 327,700 vehicles were handed over to customers there, an increase of 21.0 percent compared with August 2017. The strong performance in August continued the Volkswagen Group’s dynamic development since the beginning of the year. However, Head of Group Sales Fred Kappler expects deliveries in September and October to be lower as a result of the changeover from the NEDC to the WLTP test procedure. “We are doing everything we can to catch up on delivery delays as fast as possible”, Fred Kappler said. “Positive business so far this year will help us cushion the effects of the WLTP changeover.”

Deliveries in the regions developed as follows:

In Europe, the Volkswagen Group reported a 21.0 percent increase in August compared with the same month last year, with deliveries running at 327,700. Europe was therefore the world region with the highest growth rate. The Group performed particularly well in Spain (+54.2 percent), France (+39.1 percent) and the UK (+32.2 percent). Germany proved to be a strong home market, with the Group handing over 104,000 units to customers there, the highest figure in a single European market – this represented a rise of 15.3 percent. Central and Eastern Europe reported 16.9 percent growth, with 64,800 vehicles delivered. Group brands delivered over 3.1 million new vehicles to customers in Europe (+9.9 percent) from January to August.

In North America, the Volkswagen Group continued on its growth path in the US market in August, with a 1.1 percent rise in deliveries. 423,300 vehicles have been handed over to customers in this market since the beginning of the year – 5.7 percent more than for the corresponding period of the previous year. However, this positive trend could not offset the decline in the North America region as a whole due to the tense situation on the overall passenger car market in Mexico. The Group delivered 85,100 vehicles (-4.1 percent) in North America in August, and 631,500 (-0.2 percent) during the course of the year.

In South America, on the other hand, deliveries grew 11.0 percent in August to 55,100 units. The main driver was Brazil (+30.0 percent). Deliveries in the region have grown 13.3 percent since the beginning of the year compared with the corresponding period in 2017.

At 381,500 vehicles, Group deliveries in the Asia-Pacific region in August remained at the level of the previous year, with cumulative deliveries from January to August running at some 2.9 million (+6.8 percent). The reluctance to buy on the part of Chinese customers due to the lower tariffs on imported vehicles which came into effect on July 1, 2018 continued in August: compared with the same month last year, deliveries stagnated. At over 2.6 million, Volkswagen Group deliveries in China have grown 6.7 percent since the beginning of the year.

The specified fuel consumption and emission data have been determined according to the measurement procedures prescribed by law. Since 1st September 2017, certain new vehicles are already being type-approved according to the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), a more realistic test procedure for measuring fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Starting on September 1st 2018, the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) will be replaced by the WLTP in stages. Owing to the more realistic test conditions, the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions measured according to the WLTP will, in many cases, be higher than those measured according to the NEDC. For further information on the differences between the WLTP and NEDC, please visit www.volkswagen.de/wltp.

We are currently still required by law to state the NEDC figures. In the case of new vehicles which have been type-approved according to the WLTP, the NEDC figures are derived from the WLTP data. It is possible to specify the WLTP figures voluntarily in addition until such time as this is required by law. In cases where the NEDC figures are specified as value ranges, these do not refer to a particular individual vehicle and do not constitute part of the sales offering. They are intended exclusively as a means of comparison between different vehicle types. Additional equipment and accessories (e.g. add-on parts, different tyre formats, etc.) may change the relevant vehicle parameters, such as weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics, and, in conjunction with weather and traffic conditions and individual driving style, may affect fuel consumption, electrical power consumption, CO2 emissions and the performance figures for the vehicle.

Further information on official fuel consumption figures and the official specific CO2 emissions of new passenger cars can be found in the “Guide on the fuel economy, CO2 emissions and power consumption of new passenger car models”, which is available free of charge at all sales dealerships and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, D-73760 Ostfildern, Germany and at www.dat.de.